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Current Taxi pulls plug on Victoria business

Current Taxi pulls plug on Victoria business

Citing fallout from the pandemic, Kelowna-based Current Taxi is pulling its vehicles from the Victoria market.
Victoria may be short on hotel rooms when demand returns

Victoria may be short on hotel rooms when demand returns

Victoria鈥檚 tourism industry may be braced for recovery, but it may not be ready to 颅welcome back all segments of the 颅travelling public.
Harbour Authority enlists partners to pressure Ottawa on end to cruise-ship ban

Harbour Authority enlists partners to pressure Ottawa on end to cruise-ship ban

The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has ramped up pressure on Ottawa to declare it will be open to cruise ships next year, enlisting about a dozen partners in calling for action. The conglomerate, which includes the sa国际传媒
Travel restrictions down, visitor traffic up on the Island

Travel restrictions down, visitor traffic up on the Island

It won鈥檛 break any records, but with ice cream flying out the door, people jockeying for space on sa国际传媒 Ferries vessels and hotels having a few heads in their beds, the first weekend after the province lifted travel restrictions within sa国际传媒
New record set for highest house price in capital region

New record set for highest house price in capital region

The $12-million sale of a home on 67 acres of Metchosin waterfront has set a new record for the highest selling price for a house through the Victoria Real Estate Board鈥檚 Multiple Listing Service. It topples the record of $10.
Huu-ay-aht First Nation sets road map for forest partnership

Huu-ay-aht First Nation sets road map for forest partnership

Understanding the land and the will of the people and establishing a strong relationship with the big players in the forest industry are key elements to establishing any First Nation as an equal player in the industry, according to the chief of a Van
Economic indicators show life returning to downtown Victoria, says city, business groups

Economic indicators show life returning to downtown Victoria, says city, business groups

Reports of the death of downtown Victoria are unfounded, and the city and its business organizations are pumping out the data to prove it.
Government grant helped keep sa国际传媒 Ferries afloat during pandemic

Government grant helped keep sa国际传媒 Ferries afloat during pandemic

Without a massive government grant, sa国际传媒 Ferries would have been floating in red ink in fiscal 2021, according to financial documents released Friday.
Kevin Greenard: Deferring your property taxes is a no-brainer

Kevin Greenard: Deferring your property taxes is a no-brainer

Municipalities mail out their property tax notices by the end of May. Below are the common ways to address your property tax liability. The first way is by paying your property taxes directly to your municipality.
Province falling short on First Nations and forestry, panel says

Province falling short on First Nations and forestry, panel says

The province鈥檚 intentions paper on modernizing the forest industry is a good first step but falls well short of satisfying the needs of First Nations, experts told the sa国际传媒 First Nations Forestry Conference.